imbarbarire

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Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ barbaro +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.bar.baˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧bar‧ba‧rì‧re

Verb

imbarbarìre (first-person singular present imbarbarìsco, first-person singular past historic imbarbarìi, past participle imbarbarìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to make less civilized; to barbarize
  2. (transitive) to debase (language) (e.g. by introducing foreignisms)
  3. (intransitive) to become less civilized; to become barbarous
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to become debased (e.g. of language)

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Further reading

  • imbarbarire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana